Cervicofacial Actinomycosis in Children
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2021
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Actinomycosis is a slowly progressive, chronic, suppurative, granulomatous disease. The etiologic agents are Actinomyces spp. and cervicofacial, thoracic, and abdominal actinomycosis are the primary clinical forms of the disease worldwide [1]. The cervicofacial illness is the most common form (50–70%); however, actinomycosis of oral and pelvic regions, the central nervous system (CNS), and metastatic foci to other sites are also reported [2]. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.